After reading this thread, I did some research just to see what Zeta Phi Beta Sorority was all about. I was impressed with the fact that this organization was not at all concerned with taking in new members. In the course of my research, I found some rather interesting information. It seems that ZPhiB is more interested in NUMBERS than anyone here cares to admit. The Zeta Phi Beta (inter)national website refers to a program called GOAL 2000 (under the heading of Chapter Management). It seems the purpose of the program is "having each region add a minimum of 2,000 members to the roster by the year 2,000." That sounds like a RECRUITMENT plan to me! I found nothing about actively recruiting new members on any of the other NPHC sorority websites. The ZphiB website also states that that there are currently 600 chapters in 8 regions. Lets see that's 8 regions times 2000 NEW members= 16,000 NEW members! Ok, when we divide that by 600 chapters, each chapter would have to intiate approximately 27 NEW members by 2000 (and that's the minimum). That sounded doable; until I started looking at chapter websites. MOST of the chapters I saw had initiated between one and ten new members over the last two years (assuming the boule is every two years). Even on the HBCU campuses the number was rarely over 15! So, by "deliberately" restricting the number on each line to a small number, many Zeta chapters probably haven't met the recruitment goals set forth by the national office. Alpha Chapter must be taking up a LOT of slack!
I am not presenting any of this to be disrepectful to the members of Zeta Phi Beta. It's just that the FACTS do not bear out what I've read from the Zetas in this discussion (especially from the Zeta who implied that AKA and Delta have no sisterhood because they are large organizations). While I am sure ZPhiB only takes QUALITY women, QUANTITY IS IMPORTANT to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, your national office says so!
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